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Welcome
Sixteen Rivers Press is a shared-work, nonprofit poetry collective dedicated to providing an alternative publishing avenue for Northern California poets. Founded in 1999 by seven writers, the press is named for the sixteen rivers that flow into San Francisco Bay.
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News and Events
Pushcart nominees for 2020
Sixteen Rivers Press nominated six poems for the 2020 Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses XIX: From A Folio for the Dark by Camille Norton: “Quaker Light” and “The Black Dog.” From All the Fires of Wind and Light by Maya Khosla, “Synchronicity” and “The Sierra:...
2019 Fundraising Campaign
Like most independent poetry presses, we can't publish without your support. Because you believe in the power of words, please consider contributing to Sixteen Rivers Press. Projects include three collections in 2020 and two in 2021. Specifically, planned books in...
Sixteen Rivers Press announces its newest member
Welcome to new press member Dane Cervine, whose manuscript was selected by the press as a finalist in the 2018/2019 submission cycle. Dane Cervine’s recent books include Earth Is a Fickle Dancer (Main Street Rag), and The Gateless Gate – Polishing the Moon Sword, from...
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